Aiden McGeady and Leon Dajaku could be involved in this weekend's League One play-off final, with Alex Neil admitting he has a 'plethora of choices' going into the Wembley showpiece. McGeady has not played a competitive game since suffering knee ligament damage in November, but was an unused sub in Sunderland's final league game of the season at Morecambe and also in the first leg of the play-off semi-final against Sheffield Wednesday at the Stadium of Light, although he was not in the squad for the return game at Hillsborough.
But the 36-year-old could come into Neil's plans when Sunderland take on Wycombe on Saturday if the Black Cats boss opts to add another attacking option on the bench. "Aiden has improved a lot in the last couple of weeks, which is great, and he has trained a lot in the last week," said Neil.
"We'll certainly take a view, as we do with every player, in terms of where they are, what they can offer, and if he is ready to do that. He's done himself no harm whatsoever recently, he has trained well in every session."
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On-loan Union Berlin winger Dajaku is also in the running, having recovered from the illness that has kept him out since March. Neil said: "Leon has done quite a lot of work, so we'll see where he is. He's been back involved [in training] and has been working hard, which is good."
Neil says Sunderland have got a near-clean bill of health going into the high-stakes game, with the return to training of versatile defender Carl Winchester an added bonus. Neil said: "We've got a plethora of choices now with players coming back - even ones we didn't expect to be back, who have potentially put themselves in contention.
"There are going to be some difficult choices, but I'll try and make the right ones for what the game needs and the group needs. We'll have a better idea [of whether Winchester could be involved] either today or tomorrow.
"He's been out on the grass, he's done a little bit, but how he goes today and tomorrow will have a big bearing on how close to fitness he is."
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